Don't you just love hearing the 'bob-WHITE' or 'bob-bob-WHITE' call of the Northern Bobwhite aka Quail? Their penetrating calls travel far and wide.
If you are fortunate enough to see a Northern Bobwhite this is usually the typical view with its outstretched neck scurrying across the road and into the grass on the other side.
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This male Northern Bobwhite was sitting on a fence gate 'Bob-Whiting away. The males have a white throat and eyestripe with a black border.
Notice the separation of this Northern Bobwhite's beak and puffed out throat. She was 'clucking' for her mate. After a few calls he flew up and sat down right beside her. Do you blame him? This girl is a good-looking 'chick' with her detailed, intricate, well-camouflaged plumage! She must have spent some time in front of the mirror making sure every feather was in place.
The female Northern Bobwhites (below) have a buff throat and eyestripe without the black border.
Did you know at night during the fall / winter they roost on the ground in a circle with their tails inward and heads pointing out?
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